Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Peru)

Government ministry of Peru

The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Peru (Spanish: Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos) is the government ministry charged with advising the President of Peru in judicial matters.

The ministry is responsible of the national prison system as well as the state's relationship with the Roman Catholic Church in Peru.

As of 6 September 2023^[update], the minister of justice is Eduardo Arana Ysa [es].

List of ministers

Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (1845–1852)

Ministers of Justice, Instruction, Charity and Ecclesiastical Businesses (1852–1856)

Ministers of Justice, Instruction and Charity (1856–1862)

Ministers of Justice, Instruction, Worship and Charity (1862–1896)

Ministers of Justice, Instruction and Worship (1896–1911)

Ministers of Justice, Instruction, Worship and Charity (1911–1935)

Ministers of Justice and Worship (1935–1942)

Ministers of Justice and Labor (1942–1949)

Ministers of Justice and Worship (1949–1981)

Ministers of Justice (1981–2011)

Ministers of Justice and Human Rights (2011–)

Public offices

• General Archive of the Nation (Peru)
• National Superintendent of Public Registration (Peru)
• National Penitentiary Institute (Peru)

See also

• Council of Ministers of Peru
• Justice ministry
• Ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos del Perú (Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Peru)
• National Police of Peru

External links

• Ministerio de Justicia (Official site – Spanish)

References